A Sunday Times top ten bestseller perfect for fans of John le Carré, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and ‘the master of the modern spy thriller’ (Mail on Sunday).

Praise for A Divided Spy: ‘A gripping psychological clash of wills, tactics and morals … Kell’s third appearance confirms him as one of the most interesting and sympathetic characters in the spy thriller field’ The Times ‘Breathtaking . . . suspenseful . . . Kell brings a note of grace to the treacherous world of the spy novel’ Washington Post ‘A magnetic tale of the New Cold War: not since George Smiley trapped Karla have we seen such a delicious recruitment between East and West’ Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of Palace of Treason ‘A clever spy thriller combining believable spycraft, deft characterisation and acute psychological observation’ Ben Macintyre ‘Agent Kell is hell-bent on revenge ― but his quest ends up endangering Britain’s national security. Classic spy fiction at its best’ New York Post, “Must Reads” ‘The spies’ shifting psychological duel is riveting … deftly coupled with a topical subplot’ Sunday Times ‘Thomas Kell has become one of the most interesting and well-drawn spies in contemporary literature – a man who deserves to be spoken in the same breath as George Smiley … Delicately written, with Cumming’s customary subtle humour, it confirms him as le Carré’s heir’ Daily Mail ‘Wonderful stuff – Charles Cumming is the one true heir to John Le Carré and Ian Fleming. Nobody documents life in the shadows quite as brilliantly as Charles Cumming – the new spymaster on the block’ Tony Parsons, author of The Murder Bag ‘A clever, believable spy thriller by a man dubbed the heir to John le Carré’ Sun

A gripping espionage thriller from the master of the modern spy fiction novel • A Divided Spy, the third novel featuring Thomas Kell, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller in hardback. The paperback will be supported by a consumer marketing campaign. • A Foreign Country, the first Thomas Kell novel, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year, and the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year. • Colin Firth has acquired the movie rights to A Foreign Country, A Colder War and A Divided Spy • Cumming is the master of the 21st century spy thriller, writing sophisticated, complex novels that have the unmistakable stamp of absolute authenticity • He attracts ecstatic reviews across the press, where he has been named by Robert Harris as the heir-apparent to le Carré’s throne • Approached by MI6 as a university graduate, Cumming vividly showcases in his novels his meticulous research and unique insight into the undercover life of spies Competition: The;A;Fifty-fifty;No Mercy;Song for the Dark Times;Troubled Blood;V2;Silent Patient;Chestnut Man;Agent Running in the Field;Evening and the Morning;Time for Mercy;Sentinel. by;John le Carré;Robert;Ludlum;Harris;Frank Gardner;Terry Hayes;Mick Herron;Ian Rankin;Philip Kerr;Dan Brown;Jeffrey Archer